Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT TUE OCT 1 2024


...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    0    0
TEMPERATURE        58   56   66   70   69   60   59   59   58   57   64   66   65   55   55   54   52
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  56                  67                  50
WIND DIR           SE   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         12    5    6    8    6    8    9   11   12   10   12   12    8    8   10   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.4 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.1


...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    5    0    5    5    5    0    0
TEMPERATURE        47   49   68   71   69   54   51   50   49   50   66   69   66   51   49   47   47
MAX/MIN TEMP                           72                  47                  70                  45
WIND DIR            E   NE    N    W   NW    N    N    N    N    N    N   NW    N    N   NE   NE   NW
WIND (MPH)         10    4    4    5    5    6    6    8    8    6    8    8    9    9    9    9    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.4 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.1


...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    0    0
TEMPERATURE        58   57   65   70   69   60   59   59   58   57   63   67   65   56   55   54   53
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  56                  68                  51
WIND DIR           SE   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         12    5    6    8    6    8   10   11   12   10   12   12    6    6   10   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.4 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.1


...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    0    0
TEMPERATURE        49   49   57   58   57   49   48   47   47   47   54   55   53   44   43   43   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           58                  46                  55                  41
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         13   10    8    9   10   12   13   18   19   18   21   21   17   17   16   16   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  33   41   44   41   48   49   46   46   33   33
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.1


...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    0
TEMPERATURE        52   54   65   71   70   59   56   56   54   54   63   68   67   56   53   52   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           72                  53                  69                  49
WIND DIR            E    E   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NE   NE    W
WIND (MPH)         12    8    5    5    5    6    8    9    9    9   10   11    8    8   11   11    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.2 11.5 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.1


...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    5    5    5    0    5    0    0
TEMPERATURE        60   63   74   79   79   66   64   64   62   62   72   77   75   63   61   60   59
MAX/MIN TEMP                           80                  60                  78                  57
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NE   NE    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NW   NW   NW    N    N   NW
WIND (MPH)          6    5    4    3    4    6    5    5    5    8    5    4    9    9    8    8    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.2


...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        57   59   69   73   72   63   60   60   60   60   66   70   69   58   55   54   55
MAX/MIN TEMP                           73                  57                  70                  52
WIND DIR            E   NE    N   NW   NW    N    N   NE    N    N    N    N    N    N   NE   NE    W
WIND (MPH)         11    5    3    5    6    8    8    9    9    8    9    9    8    8    9    9    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.2 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.1


...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    0    0    5   25   20    5    0    0    5    5   10   10   10    5
TEMPERATURE        50   52   66   70   68   56   52   51   49   49   59   63   62   51   48   46   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  48                  64                  44
WIND DIR            E   SE   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N   NE   NE    E    E    S
WIND (MPH)         10    6    5    8    8    9   11   13   14   11    6    6    5    5    9    9    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.7 11.2 11.6 11.2  9.9  9.4  9.7  9.3  9.0  9.0  9.2


...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    0    0    5   20   20    5    0    5    5    5   10   10   10    5
TEMPERATURE        50   50   64   69   67   57   53   51   48   48   58   62   61   51   47   45   43
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  47                  63                  42
WIND DIR            E   SE   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW    N    N   NE   NE    E    E   SW
WIND (MPH)         10    6    5    8    8    9   11   13   13   11    8    6    6    6    9    9    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.5 11.3 11.1 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.7 11.1 11.6 11.4 10.3  9.8 10.0  9.4  9.1  9.0  9.2


...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    0    0    0    5   15   10    5    0    0    5    5    5   10    5    5
TEMPERATURE        47   47   65   73   71   58   51   49   45   45   59   65   65   53   49   45   43
MAX/MIN TEMP                           73                  44                  66                  41
WIND DIR            E    E   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    N   NW    W   NW   NW   NE   NE    E
WIND (MPH)         13    8    3    6    6    5    5    5    6    4    4    6    5    5    9    9    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.8 11.3 11.6 11.5 11.1 10.7 10.3 10.5 10.3 10.3


...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    0    0    0    0    5   25   20    5    0    0    5    5   10   10    5   10
TEMPERATURE        52   52   65   68   66   55   51   50   48   48   57   60   58   49   48   46   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           68                  47                  60                  44
WIND DIR            E   SE    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N   NW    N    N    E    E   SE
WIND (MPH)         13    8    5    8    9    9   11   13   13   11    6    6    6    6   11   11    6
WIND GUST (MPH)    31
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.7 11.1 11.5 10.7  9.7  9.4  9.6  9.2  9.1  9.2  9.4


...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15    0    0    0    0    5   30   25    5    0    0    5    5   10   10   10   10
TEMPERATURE        52   53   65   68   66   55   50   49   47   47   56   59   58   49   47   46   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           69                  46                  60                  44
WIND DIR           SE   SE   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NE    N    N    N    N    E    E    S
WIND (MPH)         11    6    5    8    9    9   11   13   13   10    5    6    6    6   10   10    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.6 11.3 11.6 10.3  8.8  8.7  9.1  8.8  8.5  8.7  8.9


...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/01/24                        WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    0    0    5   10   10   10    5    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        58   58   67   70   68   57   57   57   55   54   60   61   58   49   50   51   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           70                  54                  61                  48
WIND DIR            E    E   NE    N    N    N    N    N    N    N   NE    N    N    N    E    E   SW
WIND (MPH)         16    9    4    5    8    6    9    8   10   10    9    8    9    9    5    5    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.8 11.3 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.7

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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN